BOOK OF THE WEEK – “Hello “Soul Mate”” by André Viking @andre_viking
When Danish artist Andre Viking (born 1989) was a child, his father, an amateur bodybuilder, was imprisoned. In his absence, family photo albums took on a tender and heartbreaking role. Hello ”Soul Mate” presents a selection of these photographs, accompanied by love letters written from prison by his father.
Price: 295 kr Format: Hardcover Publisher: J&L Books @jandlbooks
Edited by Andre Viking and Jason Fulford, with book design by Fulford
This book is available in our bookshop at Fotografisk Center. As a member of Fotografisk Center, you receive a 20% discount on all books in Fotografisk Center’s bookstore.
Images: André Viking
Hello “Soul Mate”
by André Viking
@andre_viking
Hello “Soul Mate” is a photobook by Danish artist André Viking. Drawing on his own family’s photo albums and love letters sent by his father during a prison sentence, Viking creates a tender and fragmented portrait of memory and the hidden layers embedded within family archives. Viking is not the photographer but the one who assembles and reimagines. By combining family photographs taken by various relatives with fragments of his father’s handwritten letters, the book raises questions about what is preserved and what remains unspoken, revealing how memory is reconstructed and shifts over time. It reflects on love, absence and the longing to piece together a past that cannot be changed but perhaps can be understood in new ways.
On view on our site.
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Hello “Soul Mate” by André Viking
Viking’s curated family photos take on a nostalgic, foreboding tone under the specter of his father’s imprisonment
When Danish artist André Viking (born 1989) was a child, his father, an amateur bodybuilder, was imprisoned. In his absence, family photo albums took on a tender and heartbreaking role. Hello “Soul Mate” presents a selection of these photographs, accompanied by love letters written from prison by his father.
Full circle moment! Hello “Soul Mate” is now part of the library at the State Prison in Nyborg ⛓️📚
I’m donating copies and working on getting the book into more prison libraries in Denmark and in other countries. If you have any leads or contacts, please send me a message 🙏
@jandlbooks
Thrilled to announce that Hello “Soul Mate” has just won the Fotobus Library Award as one of the ten best photobooks of the year.
The book will be on display at the Rencontres d’Arles and Polycopies festivals this year.
@fotobus_society@jandlbooks
LAST FEW DAYS to see Hello “Soul Mate” by André Viking @andre_viking
Stop by this week to check out the exhibition and see André’s debut photo book 💚
Opening times:
Today 16-19
Friday 13-16
Saturday 13-16
or by appointment
André will be in house tonight and Saturday :))
Hello “Soul Mate” is published by @jandlbooks
Installation photos by @danijel_bogdanic_photo
Arriving soon: Hello “Soul Mate” by André Viking
When Danish artist André Viking (born 1989) was a child, his father, an amateur bodybuilder, was imprisoned. In his absence, family photo albums took on a tender and heartbreaking role. Hello “Soul Mate” presents a selection of these photographs, accompanied by love letters written from prison by his father.
SAVE THE DATE!
We’re celebrating with a book launch + exhibition here in Copenhagen.
Join us on May 29, from 17:00–21:00 at @oblong_cph
Creating these book trailers has been such a joy. Huge thanks again to @termo.film for the editing help, and to @mushroom_collector for the beautiful signs.
Book published by @jandlbooks
Hope to see you there!
Excited to share that my first book Hello “Soul Mate” will be out soon! This book is dedicated to my family members, who have trusted me with their private photo albums. I feel incredibly grateful to everyone who has contributed to this work in one way or another.
The book is published by @jandlbooks and edited in collaboration with the brilliant @mushroom_collector
We’re celebrating with a book launch at @mastbooks on April 17 from 6–8 PM. The first 100 copies will include a print of an image that I hold very dear.
A huge thank you to @termo.film for creating this book trailer with me and to @mushroom_collector for the graphics.
The book can be pre-ordered via @artbook (US) or through @micamera_milan (EU).
“Maybe we could hold a family meeting when this is over?”
Original photos from my family members private albums + fragmented text from prison letters written by my father.
Recently on view at @xx_nihilo
Feeling blessed and thankful to everyone who visited my solo show. I couldn’t have asked for a better space to show the project in. Keep an eye on @xx_nihilo and their future exhibitions.
